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(No Model.) I J. E. EVANS.

. 1 HARNESS TUG HOOK.

No. 281,987. I Pate'nted July 24, 1883.

INVENTOR ATTORNEYS.

WITNESSES: g;

UNITED STATES PATENT" OFFICE.

JOHN ELIAS EVANS, OF SPANISH FORK, UTAH TERRITORY.

'HARNESS-TUG Hook.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 281,987, dated July24, v1 883.

Application filedMay 11,1883. No model.) I

trees-one that can be conveniently operated and shall be safe and sure.

It consists in ahookhaving a pivoted tongue, the hook and tongue beingformed for connection to the tug, and a spring provided for retainingthe parts in position, all ashereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a face View, and Fig. 2 an edge view, of my tug-hook. Fig. 3is a face view of the spring detached, and Fig. 4 is aview of the hookin an opened position.

a is the hook, and b the tongue, each formed with an eye, a, at one end,and attached together in X form by a pin, d.

e is the bar for attachment of tug f, con nected to a second bar, 9,that passes through the eyes 0 of the'hook a and tongue I), so that theyare free to turn thereon, and may slide inward, as shown in Fig. 4.,when the hook is opened.

Between the outer ends of the hook and tongue is a U-shape spring, 71,formed with ing upon the bar 7, and also sitting into grooves formed inthe hook and tongue ends, whereby the spring is held securely in placeand exerts its power to press the eyes 0' apart, consequently holdingthe beveled end of the tongue 12, against the beveled end of the hook.The end of the hook is made with lugs i, that lap into recesses formedin the end of tongue I), so as to cover the point and prevent its beingcaught by the single-tree ring when the tugis slackened.

This tug-hook can be readily applied, and will hold securely withoutdanger of becoming accidentally opened.

In place of using aflat spring, as shown, the bar 9 may be fitted with aspiral spring.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. The tug-hook, consisting of hook portion a andtongue 1), formed with eyes 0, pivoted together in X form, and fittedwith a spring, substantially as described.

2. The combination of hook at, pivoted tongue 6, eyes 0, bar and spring71, substantially as described.

3. The spring h, formed with eyes at its ends, combined with the hook a,tongue I), and holding-bar g, substantially as described.

JOHN ELIAS EVANS.

\Vitnesses:

D. J ENKINS, HANS RIGRUP.

